Air Force Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Chapman, a combat controller, will be the 19th Airman awarded the Medal of Honor since the Department of the Air Force was established in 1947. He will be the first Airman recognized with the medal for heroic actions occurring after the Vietnam War.Dept. Of Defense

Before they landed, Chapman and the team came under heavy enemy fire from al Qaeda fighters, which led Navy SEAL Neil Roberts to fall from the back of the aircraft. The team later mounted a rescue operation for Roberts, in which Chapman and SEAL Team Leader Britt Slabinski paired up to clear a series of bunkers on the mountaintop.

Chapman personally shot and killed at least two enemy fighters shortly after his insertion, alongside "Slab," who engaged multiple enemy positions and cleared a small bunker. Amid withering fire and after Chapman was wounded and presumed dead, the SEALs evacuated the peak.

Meanwhile, Chapman remained behind and regained consciousness. Now alone, he continued to fire on enemy positions and engaged in hand-to-hand combat. And when a quick reaction force helicopter was heard, he provided covering fire until he was struck twice in the chest and killed.

Slabinski received the Medal of Honor for his action during the battle in May. Chapman's award is an upgrade from the Air Force Cross, which he received in 2003.

"Tech. Sgt. John Chapman earned America’s highest military award, the Medal of Honor, for the actions he performed to save fellow Americans on a mountain in Afghanistan more than 16 years ago," Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson said in a statement. "He will forever be an example of what it means to be one of America’s best and bravest Airmen."

This will be the first Medal of Honor presented to a member of the Air Force since the Vietnam War.

Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman, shown at the rank of Senior Airman, will be the 19th Airman awarded the Medal of Honor since the Department of the Air Force was established in 1947.Dept. Of Defense

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